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the Pease dean, where it is now concentrated for a further 

 advance into East Lothian. It has appeared for the first time 

 in the west of Scotland, on the oaks at Underwood, near 

 Dunoon, a villa belonging to our respected member, William 

 Dickson, Esq., Alnwick. The wood — called the " Bull Wood" 

 — surrounding this, and other summer residences, rises from 

 the coast backwards, and consists chiefly of oak (" Guide to 

 Dunoon "). Mr Dickson has also had galls of last season's 

 growth brought to him from the Duke's park at Alnwick. 

 This gall is attached to the young twigs and not to the leaves, 

 and is distinguished by its solid woody texture. From its 

 smoothness and durability it is applicable to ornamental fancy 

 work; and I have already, in the country, seen examples 

 employed along with acorns, to decorate pine-scale picture 

 frames. I am informed that similar advantage has been 

 taken of it in London ; thus furnishing a ready means for a 

 general dispersion of the gall-fly. 



Contributions to the Entomology of the Cheviot Hills. No. 11. 

 By James Hardy. 



While dealing, this season, with a similar set of insects as 

 those which were observed last year in the district round the 

 Cheviots, I now supplement some branches, which I had not 

 then the opportunity of overtaking; — more particularly aquatic, 

 phytophagous, and graminicolous insects, while the fungicolse 

 have not been overlooked, although but sparingly represented, 

 owing to the poor crop of fungi incident to a dry season. It 

 was attempted to make the collection of Coleoptera as ex- 

 haustive as possible. Hemiptera and Homoptera were taken 

 as occasion offered ; but there are probably many more, if 

 earnestly followed out. The list of Corixce is pretty complete 

 for the pools that were dredged, chiefly with that object in 

 view. The periods of my visits were May, August, and 

 October. Some new ground was taken in, but a portion of 

 the old is still unexpectedly productive. Satisfactory weather 

 for Cheviot itself is not readily attainable. Either frosts or 

 chilling mists are fatal to long continued minute researches 

 of this kind ; and my observations are not yet sufficiently 

 comprehensive. I have again to express my obligations to 

 Mr Bold and other friends who helped to examine the speci- 

 mens, or afterwards to sift the novelties. The indication new 



